Amid Economic Crisis, Anxiety Grows In Struggling Southern Brazilian State

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Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is seeing strikes and protests amid rising crime and Brazil’s worst recession. “We’re asking God Almighty that this comes to an end,” says a resident.

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